FILING ORGANIZATION: POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL
REGULATION NUMBER: #S18-020
DATE ADOPTED: MARCH 12, 2018
REGULATION MODIFIED: REGULATION #S18-001, SECTION 5.
REGULATION SUPERCEDED: NONE
CATCH AREAS: SHELLFISH AREA 27A:
ANDERSON LANDING (270412), HOOD CANAL #2
DABOB BROADSPIT (270801), DABOB BAY.
FISHERY TYPE: COMMERCIAL
SPECIES: OYSTERS
ON/OFF RESERVATION: OFF
LEGAL GEAR: HAND HELD PRYING TOOLS
EFFECTIVE DATE(S): MARCH 22 THROUGH 23, 2018
OPEN DAYS AND HOURS: ANDERSON LANDING (270412) HOOD CANAL #2,
MONITORED, OPEN FOR OYSTERS:
THU (3/22) 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM,
TRIBAL QUOTA: 5,000 DOZEN.
DABOB BROADSPIT (270801), DABOB BAY,
MONITORED, OPEN FOR OYSTERS:
FRI (3/23) 2:45 PM TO 5:45 PM,
TRIBAL QUOTA: 5,000 DOZEN.
OTHER RESTRICTIONS: 1) AS PER REGULATION #S18-001.
2) HARVEST LIMITED TO SINGLE OYSTERS 2.5 INCHES IN LENGTH OR
GREATER.
3) USE OF LONG LINES ARE PROHIBITED. PRODUCT MAY BE LEFT ON THE
BEACH BY A HARVESTER ONLY IF WEATHER CONDITIONS MAKE IT
UNSAFE TO TRANSPORT OYSTERS BY BOAT. ALL PRODUCT LEFT ON THE
BEACH MUST TAGGED. BAGS MUST BE PICKED UP ONLY WHEN BAGES ARE
EXPOSED. ANY OYSTERS LEFT FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS MUST BE
REDISTRIBUTED ON THE BEACH. HARVESTERS MUST NOTIFY THE
MONITOR PRIOR TO LEAVING PRODUCT ON THE BEACH, AND HARVESTERS
MUST NOTIFY THEIR RESPECTIVE FISHERIES OFFICE PRIOR TO
RETURNING TO PICK UP BAGGED OYSTERS LEFT ON THE BEACH.
4) OUTSIDE THE VIBRIO "CONTROL MONTHS" OF MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER
IN THE HOOD CANAL #2 AND DABOB BAY GROWING AREAS:
i) COMMERCIALLY HARVESTED OYSTERS MUST BE SOLD WITHIN
24 HOURS AFTER FIRST EXPOSURE OF THE OYSTERS, OR
ii) OYSTERS MUST BE PLACED IN REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS
AND KEPT AT 50 DEGREES OR LESS WITHIN 24 HOURS
AFTER FIRST EXPOSURE OF THE OYSTERS, UNTIL SOLD.
5) A LABEL ISSUED BY THE TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE MUST BE
AFFIXED TO EACH BAG OR CONTAINER OF COMMERCIALLY HARVESTED
OYSTERS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HARVEST. EACH LABEL SHALL
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
i) TRIBE
ii) TRIBE CERTIFICATION NUMBER
a. PORT GAMBLE – WA589HA
b. JAMESTOWN – WA588SS
iii) HARVESTER NAME AND/OR ID NUMBER
iv) HARVEST DATE
v) DOH GROWING AREA DESIGNATION
vi) BEACH NUMBER (BIDN)
vii) SHALLFISH TYPE
viii) QUANTITY HARVESTED
ix) TAG SEQUENCE NUMBER
REQUIRED INFORMATION ON THE LABELS SHALL BE ENTERED LEGIBLY
USING AN INDELIBLE MARKER.
6) THE TRIBAL HARVEST LIMIT IS 5,000 DOZEN FOR ANDERSON LANDING
AND FOR DABOB BROADSPIT. ONCE THESE LIMITS HAVE BEEN REACHED
BY ALL TRIBAL HARVESTERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BEACH
MONITORS, THE BEACH WILL BE CLOSED BY THE MONITORS.
7) AT THE CLOSE OF HARVEST OR ONCE THE QUOTA HAS BEEN TAKEN,
ONLY OYSTERS BAGGED/BUCKETED AND COUNTED CAN BE REMOVED
FROM THE BEACH. PILED OYSTERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE
COUNTED AND BAGGED AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE FISHERY.
8) HARVESTERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THEIR CATCH TO THE MONITOR
ON THE BEACH IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE HARVEST. HARVEST CAN
NOT BE REPORTED TO THE FISHERIES OFFICE AFTER THE CLOSURE OF
THE FISHERY. FAILURE TO REPORT HARVEST TO THE MONITOR WILL BE
A VIOLATION OF THIS REGULATION.
9) TRIBAL HARVESTERS WHO SELL TO A BUYER OTHER THAN THAT
REPORTED TO THE MONITOR MUST NOTIFY THEIR RESPECTIVE
TRIBAL FISHERIES OFFICE OF THE DISCREPANCY WITHIN 12
HOURS OF THE TIME OF SALE.
10) HARVESTERS WHO DO NOT SELL THEIR HARVEST ON THE BEACH MUST
PROVIDE TRIP RECORDS TO THE INITIAL DEALER THAT DEMONSTRATE
COMPLIANCE WITH THE TIME TO TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS
CONTAINED HEREIN.
11) HARVESTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS PRIVATE PROPERTY IN ORDER
TO ACCESS TIDELANDS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER(S).
CATCH REPORTING: ALL COMMERCIAL HARVEST MUST BE REPORTED ON TREATY INDIAN FISH
RECEIVING TICKETS. THE GROWING AREA AND BIDN MUST RECORDED ON
THE FISH TICKET AT THE POINT OF SALE.
JUSTIFICATION: HARVEST AVAILABLE TRIBAL RESOURCE.
POINT NO POINT TREATY COUNCIL
19472 POWDER HILL PLACE NE, SUITE 210
POULSBO, WA 98370